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Meals for Brooklyn Health Care Heroes

April 15, 2020

In Brooklyn, NY, for providing hundreds of meals each day to hospital workers across the borough, ordered from a vast array of local restaurants, thus supporting local communities, workers, and critical care staff. Visit their GoFundMe. Update May 12, 2020 by Jessica Fields, Organizer We are very long overdue with an Read More

The LEE Initiative

April 15, 2020

In Brooklyn, NY (as well as other cities across the US), program to enable workers at two restaurants to collaboratively provide food for any restaurant worker who has been laid off or who has had a significant reduction in hours and/or pay. leeinitiative.org April, 2020 Read More

KoKo

April 15, 2020

In NYC, organizing remote podcast production for kids and providing a safe and creative space while schools are physically closed and social isolation is increasing. kokonyc.org April, 2020 Read More

JACK Arts

April 15, 2020

In Brooklyn which has turned their art space into a program to provide needed food assistance to residents of local public housing. April, 2020 Read More

Homeless Solutions

April 15, 2020

In Morris County, NJ, for its work providing shelter and meals for the homeless and working poor, at a time when need is increasing due to the pandemic. homelesssolutions.org April, 2020 Read More

Holy Name Medical Center

April 15, 2020

In Puffin’s home-town of Teaneck, New Jersey to support their front-line workers battling the pandemic in the epicenter of cases in NJ. holyname.org/help April, 2020 Read More

Fool’s Mission

April 15, 2020

In Belmont, California for their efforts to provide food and rental assistance focused on members of the local Latinx Community, included the undocumented, who are facing economic insecurity. foolsmission.org Puffin received this update from Fool’s Mission regarding their April grant: Fools Mission has about 204 people in our network (a Read More

Bed Stuy Strong

April 15, 2020

In Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, for its grassroots mobilization of volunteers to shop for and provide food security to thousands of neighbors, 85% of whom are elderly, disabled, or immuno-compromised. bedstuystrong.com April, 2020 Read More

The Atlanta Community Food Bank

April 15, 2020

In Georgia, to supply needed food assistance to seniors, children, and families across the region. acfb.org April, 2020 Read More

Alliance of Families

April 15, 2020

In New York, to provide increased legal and emotional support services for incarcerated individuals and their families during the pandemic. afj-ny.org April, 2020 Read More